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Ad Feministem: a Lesson in Logic
[ 13 ] March 29, 2011

Ad Feministem: a Lesson in Logic

One argumentative fallacy I remember from the Introduction to Logic class I took 10 years ago was called: “Ad hominem” which means “To the man.” It is a false, incorrect way of arguing that we use very commonly when we go after the person presenting an argument in an attempt to discredit them using irrelevant [...]

Don’t Buy Me a Flower
[ 2 ] August 10, 2010

Don’t Buy Me a Flower

Sara AbuGhazal The service driver seemed unbothered by the outrageous traffic jam. The heat was unbearable and the car’s engine had been humming impatiently. In that afternoon everything seemed in a desperate need to cool down. He was fiddling with the radio station, passing through them quickly; the more stagnant the traffic was, the faster [...]